Part 12Transitional provisions for Work Health

Chapter 12 Transitional provisions for Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 710 Definitions .................................................................................... 510 711 Interpretation Act 1978 not affected............................................. 511 712 Duty to provide first aid ................................................................ 511 713 Duty to prepare, maintain and implement emergency plans ........ 511 714 Remote or isolated work .............................................................. 511 715 Flammable or combustible materials not to be accumulated ....... 511 716 Falling objects.............................................................................. 511 717 Noise – audiometric testing ......................................................... 512 718 Confined space entry permits ...................................................... 512 719 Confined spaces – signage ......................................................... 512 720 Confined spaces – communications, safety monitoring and emergency procedures ................................................................ 512 721 Falls – management of risk.......................................................... 512 722 Falls – specific requirements to minimise risk.............................. 512 723 Falls – emergency and rescue procedures .................................. 513 724 Demolition work – notice of work ................................................. 513 725 Electrical equipment – inspection and testing .............................. 513 726 Electrical work on energised electrical equipment ....................... 513 727 Residual current devices – use of socket outlets in hostile operating environments ............................................................... 513 728 Residual current devices – testing ............................................... 513 729 Overhead and underground electric lines .................................... 514 730 Duties of designers ...................................................................... 514 731 Duties of manufacturers .............................................................. 514 732 Duties of importers ...................................................................... 515 733 Duties of suppliers ....................................................................... 515 734 Duties of persons installing, constructing or commissioning plant or structures ........................................................................ 516 735 References to upstream duty provisions ..................................... 516 Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 xxix Part 12.5 High risk work – licensing and accreditation 736 Definitions .................................................................................... 517 737 Continuation of licences for high risk work .................................. 517 738 Continuation of non-slewing mobile crane licences ..................... 519 738A Former Intermediate Boiler Operation licence ............................. 520 739 Licences for high risk work in classes with changed competency requirements ........................................................... 520 740 Conditions on converted licences ................................................ 521 741 Non-renewal of certain converted licences .................................. 521 742 Existing licences suspended........................................................ 521 743 Unfinished applications for licences............................................. 521 744 Applications for issue of reach stacker licences before 1 July 2015 .................................................................................. 521 745 Applications for issue of other licences with new competency requirements before 1 July 2015 ................................................. 522 746 Registered assessors become accredited assessors .................. 523 747 Unfinished applications for registration ........................................ 523 748 Interpretation ............................................................................... 524 749 Medical certificates ...................................................................... 524 750 Competence of workers – general diving work ............................ 524 751 Competence of persons supervising general diving work ............ 525 752 Management of risks to health and safety ................................... 525 753 Appointment of competent persons to supervise diving work ...... 525 754 Dive plans .................................................................................... 525 755 Dive safety logs ........................................................................... 525 756 Record keeping ........................................................................... 526 757 High risk diving work – person conducting business or undertaking .................................................................................. 526 758 High risk diving work – competence of diver................................ 526 759 Guarding ...................................................................................... 526 760 Operational controls, emergency stops and warning devices ...... 526 761 Protective structures .................................................................... 526 762 Scaffolds ...................................................................................... 527 763 Major inspection of registered mobile cranes and tower cranes .. 527 Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 xxx 764 Operation of amusement devices ................................................ 527 765 Competent person for inspection of amusement devices ............ 527 766 Annual inspection of amusement devices ................................... 527 767 Logbook and manuals for amusement devices ........................... 528 Division 2 Registration of plant designs and items of 768 Continuation of registration of designs ........................................ 528 769 Conditions continued ................................................................... 528 770 Unfinished applications for registration ........................................ 528 771 Old verification procedures may be used for 2 years................... 529 772 Registration of designs for new classes of plant .......................... 529 773 Definition...................................................................................... 529 774 Continuation of registration of certificated items of plant ............. 530 775 Conditions continued ................................................................... 530 776 Duration of converted registrations .............................................. 531 777 Unfinished applications for registration ........................................ 531 778 Registration of items of plant in new classes ............................... 531 779 Competent person for plant inspections ...................................... 531 Division 1 Duties relating to construction work 780 Trenches...................................................................................... 532 781 Principal contractor – management plans ................................... 532 782 Definitions .................................................................................... 532 783 Continuation of existing cards...................................................... 532 784 Unfinished applications for registration ........................................ 533 786 Introductory period for GHS ......................................................... 533 787 Abandoned tanks......................................................................... 533 788 Reports of health monitoring to regulator .................................... 533 789 Pipeline builder's duties ............................................................... 534 790 Management of risks – existing pipelines .................................... 534 791 Lead risk work ............................................................................. 534 Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 xxxi 792 Definitions .................................................................................... 534 793 New manifest requirements for existing workplace...................... 535 794 Existing DG licence holders ......................................................... 535 795 Existing manifests and notifications under NOHSC:1015 ............ 535 796 Significant change of chemicals .................................................. 536 797 Asbestos registers and management plans ................................. 536 798 Naturally occurring asbestos ....................................................... 536 799 Training........................................................................................ 537 800 Demolition and refurbishment ...................................................... 537 801 Nominated supervisors ................................................................ 537 802 VET training for workers .............................................................. 537 803 Asbestos removal control plans ................................................... 538 804 Information and access ............................................................... 538 805 Decontamination and disposal of waste ...................................... 538 806 Clearance certificates .................................................................. 538 807 Air-monitoring – class A asbestos removal work ......................... 539 808 Independence of air monitoring ................................................... 539 809 Asbestos-related work ................................................................. 539 810 Licence holder duties imposed on person conducting business or undertaking.............................................................................. 539 811 Definitions .................................................................................... 540 812 Continuation of Asbestos Removal licences ................................ 540 813 Conditions on converted licences ................................................ 541 814 Non-renewal of converted licences.............................................. 541 815 Existing licences suspended........................................................ 541 816 Unfinished applications for Asbestos Removal licences .............. 541 817 Applications for issue of licences before 1 January 2015 ............ 541 818 Requirement to be licensed and related obligations .................... 542 819 Definitions .................................................................................... 542 820 Notifications continued ................................................................ 543 821 Classifications continued as determinations ................................ 543 822 Accepted safety reports continued as safety cases etc. .............. 544 823 Determined facilities without accepted safety reports .................. 545 824 Continuation of licence for facility with accepted safety report..... 545 825 Application for renewal of DG licence made but not determined................................................................................... 546 Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 xxxii 826 Renewal fees for converted major hazard facility licences .......... 546 827 Keeping of documents ................................................................. 547 828 Things done for purposes of continued provisions ...................... 547 829 Recognition of interstate things ................................................... 548 Chapter 13 Transitional provisions for Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Amendment Regulations 2012 830 Definitions .................................................................................... 549 831 Application of Chapter 12 to mining operations ........................... 549 832 Continuation of existing risk management plans ......................... 550 833 Mine operator .............................................................................. 550 Chapter 14 Transitional matters for Work Health and Amendment Regulations 2016 834 Application of Chapter 6 to construction projects......................... 551 Chapter 15 Transitional matters for Work Health and Amendment (Engineered Stone) 835 Particular work involving engineered stone – exception if carried out under pre-2024 contract ............................................ 551 836 Application of Part 8A.3 to processing of engineered stone carried out before 1 July 2024 ..................................................... 552 Schedule 3 High risk work licences and classes of high risk work Schedule 4 High risk work licences – competency Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 xxxiii Schedule 8 Disclosure of ingredients in safety data sheet Schedule 9 Classification, packaging and labelling Schedule 10 Prohibited carcinogens, restricted carcinogens and restricted hazardous Schedule 15 Hazardous chemicals at major hazard facilities (and their threshold quantity) Schedule 16 Matters to be included in emergency plan for major hazard facility Schedule 17 Additional matters to be included in safety management system of major hazard facility